Todays News

Snowfalls of up to 16cm (6in) cause disruption to road, rail and air travel in parts of Britain.

Western nations deplore the vetoing by Russia and China of a UN resolution condemning the crackdown

Heavy snow causes widespread travel disruption with up to 100 motorists stuck for more than three

Snowfalls of up to 15cm (6in) have caused disruption to road, rail and air travel in parts of

Even the sea freezes over as snow falls across Britain

More than 100 Conservatives are among MPs who have written to the prime minister calling on him to

Front-runner Mitt Romney looks set to convincingly win the Republican caucuses in Nevada, as he

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance to launch his memoirs.

What awaits Flight Lieutenant Wales in the Falklands?

The process of evicting anti-social tenants could be simplified under plans being put forward by

The Scottish government is launching a "changing attitudes" campaign to encourage women to drop a

Great Britain beat Germany 2-0 to reach their first Champions Trophy final, where they will face

Fresh protests take place at the Syrian embassy in London over President Assad's regime.

How letting children cook helps them eat better

A top girls' school is planning a "failure week" to teach pupils to embrace risk, build resilience

Drinking "just a little more than they should" puts people at risk of serious illness including

The more young people come into contact with employers the less likely they are to drop out of

Police in Mexico say they have arrested the suspected leader of the Gente Nueva gang, the armed

US film and Broadway actor Ben Gazzara has died in New York at the age of 81.

Freezing weather has hit transport hubs across Europe, closing airports, blocking roads and halting

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Russia's capital Moscow in protest at

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro appears in public for the first time since April 2011 to launch

Nottingham Forest owner Nigel Doughty is found dead in the gym at his home in Lincolnshire at the

England's new-look side give interim coach Stuart Lancaster the best possible start by claiming a

About 100 people gather in Enniskillen to demonstrate against the use of fracking to extract gas

Prince William starts work as an RAF search and rescue pilot in the Falkland Islands, having

Snow brings difficult driving conditions on some roads in Wales, including the Brecon Beacons and

Flooding in the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales has forced thousands of

Freezing weather hits transport hubs across Europe, as a cold spell that has now claimed 260 lives

Tens of thousands of people march in Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, while his

Thousands of volunteers attend Wembley Arena training session

Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd warns Europe faces an "early grave" if it continues to

South African youth leader Julius Malema loses his appeals against the ruling ANC's decision to

One of the most famous paintings by Fife artist Jack Vettriano has gone on public display for the

The British team are going head to head against hundreds of downhill skaters in the latest leg of

The Highways Agency is warning drivers to take care on the roads, as the cold weather continues.

A man who allegedly set fire to his County Antrim home appears in court charged with arson.

Searching for witches on a tropical island

Country's beauty not enough to keep jobless from leaving

Chris Huhne's resignation as Energy Secretary will be a loss to the cabinet and the Lib Dems, his

A third person is charged with murder after a man was found dead in his flat in Essex.

A water tower in Devon is cleaned by a robot which is said to resemble the children's movie

The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a

Children's laureate and Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson writes a poem in protest at planned library

Prince Charles says there is a reason to be optimistic about the state of the world's oceans, but

US prosecutors close an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct over doping claims in a

The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between

Around 20% of unemployed people who have been on the government's main welfare-to-work scheme, the

At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing

The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official

Influential Colombian emerald dealer Victor Carranza is investigated for alleged links with

Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the recovery going as new data shows unemployment down to

Historian Lisa Jardine mourns the lost art of letterwriting

Two US women tourists and their Egyptian guide who were kidnapped in the south of Egypt's Sinai

The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those

News photos from around the world: 28 January-3 February

Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany.

Lib Dem minister Ed Davey is named the new energy and climate change secretary following Chris

Spencer Kelly explains, with the help of some rather outlandish wigs, how malware changes and

Physiotherapist leaders have joined the Royal College of GPs in calling for the health bill in

24 hours of news photos: 3 February 2012

The incoming fair access watchdog says universities will be fined for failing to recruit more

Scooters are becoming increasingly popular as people look to cut costs and stretch their budgets,

Astronomers at the Paranal observatory combine four telescope to create the world's largest virtual

Sixty photographs for 60 years on the throne

Haunting views of Venice's waterways

The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions.

The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in

Drawing offices where Titanic was designed

Ministers will "unwind" any tax avoidance schemes being used by public sector employees, Treasury

24 hours of news photos: 2 February 2012

Readers pictures on the theme of hunger

Many die in clashes after match between rivals

Gary Lineker presents highlights of Saturday's Premier League clashes. (UK users only)